1From John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 8 February 1805 (Adams Papers)
I have two or three letters from you which I am afraid will never be answered in the manner all your letters deserve to be answered; but I know you will make all the proper allowances for my situation, and the shortness of my Time.—There is however a question or two which I can no longer delay to answer.—And first; respecting the enlargement of the Meeting-House, I have to say that I cannot...
2From James Madison to David Gelston, 8 February 1805 (Madison Papers)
The impressment of the four seamen from on board the Brig Betsey, Henry White master, as stated in his protest just received from you, has from its manner attracted particular notice: I will therefore thank you to cause a supplemen[t]al deposition to be taken, explanatory of the following particulars, viz. was the name of the frigate making the impressment desig[n]edly concealed—what reasons...
3Memorandum to Thomas Jefferson, [ca. 8 February 1805] (Madison Papers)
+ insert “thro’ the transactions of a portion of our Citizens whose intelligence & arrangements best shi[e]ld them agst the abuses, as well as inconveniences incident to the collection” Religion—substitute “as religious exercises, could therefore be neither controuled nor prescribed by us. They have accordingly been left as the Constitution found them, under the direction & discipline...
4To James Madison from George W. Erving (Abstract), 8 February 1805 (Madison Papers)
8 February 1805, London . No. 49. “I had the honor to receive in due course your letter of Novr. 24th. 1804 directing me to make application to the British Admiralty for the discharge of Joseph Trowbridge and inclosing regularly authenticated Documents to prove his Citizenship. “I am sorry to inform you that the ship on board of which he is detained having sailed on a foreign station, their...
5To James Madison from Anthony Merry (Abstract), 8 February 1805 (Madison Papers)
8 February 1805, Washington . “Lord Harrowby, His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, having signified to me that the King has been pleased to appoint James Wallace Esqr. to be His Majesty’s Vice-Consul at Savannah in the State of Georgia, and having instructed me to communicate Mr. Wallace’s Appointment to the Government of the United States, and to procure for him the...
6To James Madison from Jacob Ridgway (Abstract), 8 February 1805 (Madison Papers)
8 February 1805, Antwerp . “I have the honor to give you the information I have just received through an indirect channel of two Prussian Vessels—Viz the Navigation, Captain J Vandernvort & the Speculation, Captain Dederick bound from Amsterdam to Baltimore with Passengers Said to be mostly composed of all the Vagabonds, Convicts and the Outcast of that City for a premium of fifty Guilders...
7From Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 8 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favors of Jan. 24. & Feb. 5. have both been recieved. I took no step on the subject of the wine from mr Lee, put into Newport, because the advance of the season seemed to ensure it would change it’s position before any orders from hence could get into effect. should it come to N. York I must pray you to have it forwarded to this place. that which comes from mr Jarvis of Lisbon is...
8From Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 8 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I am now able to resume my paiments , which have been interrupted by the great expences of the season: and which indeed experience has proved to be unavoidable at times, by an accumulation of calls beyond ordinary expectation. I inclose you a draught of the bk US. here on that at Philadelphia for 500. D. we had been in hopes that the ceremony of the impeachment now going on at this place would...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Isaac Story, 8 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to inclose the Centinel of Wednesday last, that you may take suitable measures for bringing Mr. Hulbert of Sheffield to condign punishment. I ever considered it as a branch of wisdom in you to pretermit common Newspapers squibs. But when a man brings forward in the house of Representatives a set of the most flagitious charges, should he not be called to a solemn account, and made to...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Volney, 8 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Nov. 26. came to hand May 14. the books some time after; which were all distributed according to direction. the copy for the E. Indies went immediately by a safe conveyance. the letter of Apr. 28. & the copy of your work accompanying that did not come to hand till August. that copy was deposited in the Congressional library. it was not till my return here from my autumnal visit...